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A young woman reminisces about her deceased grandmother, whose volatile personality troubled and confused her as a child.

  • Charlene Xu
    Director
  • Charlene Xu
    Writer
  • Charles Xiuzhi Dong
    Producer
    After Class, An Anshan Story
  • James Qiu
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    小孩
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Drama
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 19, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,300 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    Chinese, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Animation
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - New York University
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Charlene Xu

Charlene Xu is an award-winning Chinese animation filmmaker now based in LA. She graduated from New York University with a degree in Film & TV in May 2020. Her film "Labyrinth" was officially selected at many International film festivals including LA Animation Festival, Florida Animation Festival, New York Animation Film Awards, Animation Day in Cannes 2020, Animate - Australia Animation Film Festival, etc.

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Director Statement

This is a semi-autobiographical film about the relationship between me and my deceased grandmother, who often came off as emotionally turbulent due to her dementia. She would quietly weep in her room for no apparent reason, and the room would give off a smell of the ocean. I was not able to understand her emotional instability as a child until long after her passing I realized how much she cared about me. I noticed that everytime I think of her, woeful memories would engulf me like ocean waves and bring me to tears, and I find this shared trait of sentimentality something that ties us together. Dedicated to my grandmother, this film is in fact a remedy for my remorse.